Kitchen Manager

Goodfellas Pizzeria; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodfellas Pizzeria is seeking a kitchen manager to oversee all kitchen functions, including food purchasing, preparation, and quality standards. You will train staff, maintain sanitation, and monitor costs while coordinating with managers on menu planning and portion control.

Responsibilities include supervising cooks, planning production, ensuring timely service, and maintaining compliance with recipes and quality standards. On-site role requiring strong leadership and inventory oversight.

Qualifications

• Maintains sanitation and cleanliness per standards.
• Instructs cooks in preparation and presentation.
• Plans and prices menu items; establishes portions.
• Schedules staff to meet labor cost targets.

Responsibilities

• Promote and uphold the restaurant's mission and standards.
• Maintain cleaning schedules for kitchen areas and equipment.
• Monitor sanitation practices and regulatory compliance.
• Check quality of raw and cooked food against standards.
• Estimate supplies, quantities, and costs of inputs.
• Control food cost and waste through proper procedures.
• Instruct cooks and workers in cooking, garnishing, and presentation.
• Plan menu items with managers; prepare standard recipe cards.
• Supervise kitchen staff and ensure consistency with recipes.
• Schedule personnel for anticipated activity and labor targets.
• Inspect supplies and equipment for conformance.
• Order and receive food and supplies; ensure correct counts.
• Ensure deliveries follow receiving policies.
• Determine production schedules and staffing needs.
• Decide on presentation and decorative displays.

Skills

Leadership

Food cost control

Sanitation standards

Menu planning

Staff scheduling

Quality control

Inventory management

Training

Operational discipline

Team supervision

Job description

Description

Responsible for all kitchen functions including food purchasing, preparation and maintenance of quality standards, sanitation and cleanliness, training of employees in methods of cooking, preparation, plate presentation, portion, cost control, and sanitation and cleanliness.

Requirements

• Promote, work, and act in a manner consistent with the mission of Goodfellas Pizzeria. The best slice and cocktail bar period while focusing on Respect of the 4 “P’s”
• Responsible for maintaining appropriate cleaning schedules for kitchen floors, mats, walls, hoods, other equipment and food storage areas.
• Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
• Check the quality of raw or cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
• Check and maintain proper food holding and refrigeration temperature control points.
• Estimate amounts and costs of required supplies, such as food and ingredients.
• Control food cost and usage by following proper requisition of products from storage areas, product storage procedures, standard recipes and waste control procedures.
• Instruct cooks or other workers in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, or presentation of food.
• Work with restaurant managers to plan and price menu items, establish portion sizes, and prepare standard recipe cards for all new menu items.
• Supervise or coordinate activities of cooks or workers engaged in food preparation.
• Ensure that all food and products are consistently prepared and served according to the restaurant’s recipes, portioning, cooking and serving standards.
• Schedule personnel as required for anticipated business activity while ensuring that all positions are staffed when and as needed and labor cost objectives are met.
• Inspect supplies, equipment, or work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
• Order or requisition food, equipment, or other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation.
• Ensure that all products are ordered according to predetermined product specifications and received in correct unit count and condition.
• Ensure that deliveries are performed in accordance with the restaurant’s receiving policies and procedures.
• Determine production schedules and staff requirements necessary to ensure timely delivery of services.
• Check the quantity and quality of received products.
• Determine how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.